The Government is planning to open news media training schools to produce quality journalists of international standard, according to Deputy Minister for Information U Aung Hla Tun.

The Ministry of Information is closely cooperating with international and local media organisations, including UNESCO, to train journalists, he said.

To train journalists, the ministry has been cooperating with schools such as the Myanmar Journalism Institute and Myanmar Media Development Centre, he said.

However, issuing journalist registration cards is the responsibility of media organisations and news houses, he added.